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In the journals: Grip strength and other physical measures predict lifespan

Published: December, 2010

Older people who have good grip strength, can walk at a decent
pace, are able to rise quickly from a chair, and can balance on
one leg are likely to live longer than older people who have
trouble with these tasks, according to a meta-analysis published
online Sept. 10, 2010, in the medical journal BMJ. These
simple tests of physical strength are often used to assess
physical capability, meaning a person's ability to perform
everyday tasks. This study concludes that these measures also
help identify people at higher risk of death — and thus more
likely to benefit from medical and lifestyle interventions.

The study. British researchers screened
the medical literature and identified 28 observational studies
that examined the relationship between mortality and at least one
of the aforementioned measures of physical capability (grip
strength, walking speed, chair rises, and standing balance) in
community-dwelling women and men. The researchers combined the
data and assessed the risk of dying early for each of the four
measures.